New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-30

A Civil Srr''ice examination T Openers md Pc crs
in the Custom Service will begin at 10 a M to-day In
the Federal building. over 100 contestants Vnl Ter
The following appointments made by COllcc or
Msg0nc yesterday: John T. Lanchcn. fireman, al 81
lay jeremiah d. Gray, of TentOn and william r. lag
gcrty, % this city. clerks, at 1000 year.
The coming of winter will be celebrated by the Titan
brotherhood tomorrow evening The gathering Will
take place at Morclos and in speech and song Mother
Earth will DO hidden good night for three months.
Corporation Counsel O'Brien has appealed to the
Geaeeal Term Of the supreme Court from The decision
OF Justice DonOhuc I'm which he held that the Police
Commits! oners sho.ld place The name OF John j.
OErrn Ia list Of candidates eligible to the position
of chief of the Bureau OF Elections
Alderman Farrell offered a resolution at the meet
Ing OF the Roaid yesterday that hereafter the weGhts
of barrels ard of vegetables fruit shall be as
follows Each barrel of potatoes. $50 pounds swc'
potatoes Ito pounds; spinach. 40: SPROUTS, 20
bnShcl nrnips. parsnIs, carrots, beers, 90 oushel
sweet potatoes onions 55 tomatoes 60: az string
beans 40 cranberry lima beans green peas so
The snhicct was laid over
Tho Aldermen yesterday referred TO the Committee
on lmhlic Works Alderman ConklIngs resolution con
dcmning the proposed munipal building in the tity
Had lah on the ground that IL VIII obstruct the en-
trance to the brooklyn Bridge.
Erastus Wiman has presented to the Mayor petit
ton signed by large number Of residents of Saen
Island declaring that the ferry and railroad facilities
of the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company ar salts
In The matter until he had received the report OF the
Commissioners OF Accounts
Colonel G. 7. Bach yes crday made 10 e address on
the evils of the tenement house system teioTe the
Tenement House Commi' sion, corS sting of Ito MaN"r'
President Bayles of the Board of Health eet Gle N
Ing Commissioner ocInan and SUI er"tendent
D'Oench. of the Bureau of Bu ldingS The MAYOR sug
gcStod that he submit written report and this no
agreed to do
Mayors Marshal Byrncs yesterday received a
Der of additional complaints against j. Gibbs sou.
keepers of tho intelligence Office No 100 West TWENTY
thirdst.
The water tank 1T CATION has iccn transferred
from tho state to the United States CoutS. An areu-
mcnt for injunction will 10 made on Friday on be
half of Thomas X. serano and his wife aga INST Char A.
3. Jefferson, Henry d. Taylor. and James Nugent to
ccsfrain them from using the water tank In The Dark
Secret
The new police station in East Sixty Scvenih-st. viii
be occupied by the police OF the Twenty hh Precinct
~ D. m to-day. The lower boundary of the pro
.inct was changed Yesterday from East Fifty eighth
st TO East Fifty sevcub-st
The Church of st. Vincent de Paul in West Twenty
thrd-st filed with the friends of Tax Commits
sOner Coleman. at the funeral of his wife Caharino
A. Coleman. yesterday High mass was celebrated BY
Fathers septier wcnSher and Madden Among those
present wcre ex Mayor Grace John j. Crimmins,
Street Commissioners Coleman, Controller Loew. Henry
A. GumblcOn and many city officials. The burial was
Ia Calvary Cemetery.
The Harlem Democratic Club IS arranging for a
oouse-warmng in IT'S club house on December 90.
committee which includes Jordan J.. Mott District
Attorney MARITIME and ex-Mayor Grace will invite
President Cleveland and his Cabinet and Governor
Hill to DO present
A policeman found the basement door under the
oank No. "a Chamber-sts. wide Open on Monday
aight as II inviting thieves and help them
Jcives He secured the door and sent word to the
bank people.
Tho Earle Guild. at No I73 Centrest viii OF en- is
ioors to and enter its twelfth year Of
Towing the deserving poor rr spect W. Of creed or
nationality. Gifts may be to Ferdinand r. Ia 10.
and a. the Guild is under expense for rent sal
aries. all contributions Will be applied to the relief Of
restitution.